inferior court

noun

a court of limited jurisdiction
any court other than the Supreme Court of Judicature

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How to use inferior court in a sentence

As where, in Georgia, the fine was to be paid to an inferior court for county purposes.
Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume III (of 20) | Charles Sumner
“Appeal” in many of the states is the general term for reviewing any judgment of an inferior court on assignments of error.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 | Various
This was not solely confined to the higher tribunals, but was also apparent in almost every inferior court.
Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) | Lady Anne Hamilton
"I am evidently considered of small importance, and so am disposed of by an inferior court," thought he.
Robert Tournay | William Sage
Another nephew had become the heir, and was now a judge in an inferior court.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume V. | Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.

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